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The Morning Brew: 5.28

Ohio's nervous about the effect of companies removing high fructose corn syrup from their products. According to U.S. News and World Report, corn for sweeteners is a $2.1 billion industry with 1,700 refining employees and 2,500 corn formers in Ohio. "'Farmers are extremely concerned,' said Fred Yoder, whose family farm near Plain City sends 80 percent of its corn directly to a corn-sweetener refinery. 'Not only do farmers lose, but the consumer is the biggest loser because food costs could go up 20 to 30 percent if they continue to switch from high-fructose corn syrup.'" Approximately 58 percent of consumers are worried about the amount of high fructose corn syrup in food.